NATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR PLASTIC POLLUTION HOTSPOTTING   2020

• Guidance for countries and cities on measuring plastic leakage and defining plastic pollution mitigation strategies

• 9 tools and modules to guide the process from data-collection to action

• Currently being tested in 10 countries in collaboration with Quantis for UNEP and IUCN 

THE MEDITERRANEAN 

MARE PLASTICUM   2020

• Estimation of the stock of plastic accumulated in the Med Sea

• Modelling of the flows of plastic leaking in the Med Sea

• Comparison of both approaches shows that the stock and flow models are consistent

• Plastic leakage drawdown model shows current commitment are insufficient to solve the crisis

• This work has been prepared for the IUCN

EVALUATING SCENARIOS TOWARD ZERO PLASTIC POLLUTION   2020

• Prospective modeling of plastic leakage by 2040

• Evaluation of plastic leakage mitigation showing that current commitment only allow 7% abattement when more systemic change could yield a 80% abatement of plastic pollution.

• This work has been managed by Pew and Systemiq and in conjunctions with 20 other experts - this publication is linked to the full Breaking the Plastic Wave report

BREAKING THE PLASTIC WAVE   2020

• Prospective modeling of plastic leakage by 2040

• Evaluation of plastic leakage mitigation showing that current commitment only allow 7% abattement when more systemic change could yield a 80% abatement of plastic pollution.

• This work has been managed by Pew and Systemiq and in conjunctions with 20 other experts - this publication is linked with the article published in Science Journal

THE PLASTIC LEAK GUIDANCE   2020

• Industry guidance for performing corporate and/or product plastic leakage assessment

• Includes calculation routes and generic data

• This document constitutes the current state of the art for computing plastic footprints and intends to complement the LCA framework with a new plastic leakage indicator

• This work has been realized in partnership with Quantis 

THE MARINE PLASTIC FOOTPRINT   2019

• First guidance to compute plastic footprint at product or country level

• Case study on the Baltic region

• This document was the starting point for developing the plastic leak project

• This report has been prepared for the IUCN 

REVIEW OF PLASTIC FOOTPRINT METHODOLOGIES   2018

• Review of existing plastic footprint methodologies

• Identification of existing gaps and track for action

• This report has been prepared for the IUCN 

PLASTIC FLUXES AND STOCKS IN LAKE GENEVA   2018

• Assessment of plastic leakage in Lake Geneva

• First study to compare top-down and bottom-up approaches for plastic leakage modelling

• This publication has been prepared in collaboration with the EPFL and ASL 

PRIMARY MICROPLASTICS IN THE OCEANS   2017

• First global assessment of microplastic leakage in the ocean and regional comparison with leakage from mismanaged waste

• This report has been prepared for the IUCN